Anadolu Agency's Morning Briefing

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Anadolu Agency is here with a rundown of the latest developments around the world.

A blast on Istanbul’s Istiklal Street, which is considered a terrorist act by Turkish authorities, killed at least six people and injured 81 others.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, just before leaving for Indonesia to attend the 17th G20 Leaders’ Summit, said the bomb attack "smells like terrorism." He said the country will not bow down to terrorism and all of the perpetrators will be identified.

Meanwhile, many countries and international organizations including Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Qatar, Greece, the US, France, Italy, Germany, Saudi Arabia, North Macedonia, Albania, India, Jordan, Egypt, NATO, the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council expressed their condolences.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan departed for Bali, Indonesia to attend the 17th G20 Leaders’ Summit.

Spain has extended the mandate of the Patriot missile defense system that was deployed in Türkiye's southern Adana province in 2013 to contribute to the country's air defense.

According to the preliminary results, Natasa Pirc Musar won the second round of Slovenia's presidential election Sunday and will become the country's first woman president.

The 54-year-old lawyer and former TV presenter won 53.98% of the vote, while her rival, Anze Logar, won 46.02% with 92.65% of the votes counted.

With Catherine Cortez Masto the projected winner of the Senate race in the US state of Nevada, it became certain that Democrats will maintain control of the Senate for another two years.

A report to the Moroccan Parliament said that over 56,000 illegal migrants were prevented by the country’s authorities from illegally crossing the Mediterranean into Europe in the January to August period.

Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader of the right-wing Likud Party, who along with his other right-wing allies won 64 seats in the 120-seat Knesset in the most recent elections, received the mandate to form the government after meeting with President Isaac Herzog.

Tunisia said it will get €100 million from the European Union to support the country’s budget. According to the state-run TAP news agency, the money will be used to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and support economic activity.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a presidential amendment to a bill enabling Moscow to revoke the citizenship of those who discredit the country’s military, according to state news agency RIA Novosti.

The US and NATO are attempting to take control of the Asia-Pacific region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a news conference on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh.

The US State Department announced that the US and Ukraine have launched a project for the construction of a small modular nuclear reactor in Ukraine.